roused; rousing
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2
archaic
: to cause to break from cover
rouser
noun
: an act or instance of rousing
especially
: an excited stir
Examples of rouse in a Sentence
Verb
I've been unable to rouse her.
I was so tired I could barely rouse myself to prepare dinner.
These animals are dangerous when roused.
She was roused to anger by their indifference.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Save for an anticipated activist like Jane Fonda, who gave a rousing speech this past weekend at the SAG Awards, a major political bombshell would be somewhat of a surprise on Hollywood’s biggest night.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The rousing offering injected new life into the visionary chestnut Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Sir Tim Rice first offered audiences in 1969.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Instead, here’s the biggest chart hit of Guthrie’s career, a 1972 cover of Steve Goodman’s rousing ode to American train travel.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The 15 best movies on Peacock Benitez clinches his victory with a rousing speech about tolerance in the aftermath of an attack by a suicide bomber outside the Vatican.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Save for an anticipated activist like Jane Fonda, who gave a rousing speech this past weekend at the SAG Awards, a major political bombshell would be somewhat of a surprise on Hollywood’s biggest night.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The rousing offering injected new life into the visionary chestnut Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Sir Tim Rice first offered audiences in 1969.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Instead, here’s the biggest chart hit of Guthrie’s career, a 1972 cover of Steve Goodman’s rousing ode to American train travel.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouse. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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